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LOT 0660
Roman Bronze Extendable Table Leg
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
42 in. (2 kg total, 1.07 m).
Composed of two rectangular-section bars with square-sockets.
ProvenanceAcquired 1990s-early 2000s.
East Anglian private collection.
Cf. Traxler, S., Lang, F., Schlag, B., Die Rücckehr der Legion, Romisches Erbe in Oberössterreich, Linz, 2018, p.74, for similar.
FootnotesThese bars were one of the four supports of a folding table with a height-adjustable frame, often surmounted by busts of divinities. These folding supports for tables, bracers and cauldrons are known finds from important excavations in the Roman world, like Pompeii. The purpose of such folding stands varied; during a meal they were placed between the triclinium beds with bowls and plates hung to the hooks at the back of the holders.
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